Homework Assignments and Handouts for LGBTQ+ Clients: A Mental Health and Counseling Handbook

Contents

• Foreword by Anneliese Singh
• Introduction by Joy Whitman and Cyndy Boyd
• Part I: Homework, Handouts, and Activities for the Coming-Out Process across the Life Span
• 1. A Pet-Assisted Intervention during Coming-Out Experiences
• Michael P. Chaney and Kathryn L. Pozniak
• 2. Assisting Individuals in Coming Out in Later Life as Lesbian, Gay, or Bisexual
• Vincent M. Marasco and Randall L. Astramovich
• 3. Transgender Teens and Gender-Identity Disclosure
• Laura R. Haddock
• 4. Assisting Youth with Disclosing Their Sexual Orientation and/or Gender Identity Using an Ecomap
• Richard A. Brandon-Friedman and M. Killian Kinney
• 5. Must Be the Music: Musical Autobiography and Critical Lyric Analysis
• Kiahni Nakai
• 6. Cinematherapy for LGBT Clients
• Jennifer Lancaster and Angelica Terepka
• 7. How Does God See Me? A Reflective Exercise
• Hannah B. Bayne and Anita A. Neuer Colburn
• Part II: Homework, Handouts, and Activities for Managing Oppression and Building Resilience
• 8. Survival in an Unjust World: A Tool for Coping with Multiple Forms of Oppression
• Jessica Chavez
• 9. Managing the Intersections: A Narrative Approach to Guiding Queer People of Color in Navigating Multiple Oppressions
• Jayleen Galarza
• 10. A Lovingkindness Meditation to Heal from Heterosexism, Transphobia, and Other Forms of Oppression
• Eve M. Adams, Tracie L. Hitter, and Virginia Longoria
• 11. From Stress to Strength: A Group Intervention for Processing Minority Stress Experiences with Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming Individuals
• Caroline Carter and Diane Sobel
• 12. Exploring Multiple Marginalized Identities in LGBT Clients of Color
• Vanessa Dabel
• 13. Somos Latinx: Exploring Cultural Values of Sexually and Gender-Diverse Latinx Clients
• Zully A. Rivera Ramos, Amanda Lawson-Ross, and Carlos Hernandez
• 14. Building Resilience with Clients Who Face Multiple Forms of Oppression
• Kristin N. Bertsch
• 15. Building a Stronger Advocacy Role for Older LGBT+ Adults in Nursing Home Settings
• Angela Schubert
• 16. A Toolkit for Collaborative Safety and Treatment Planning with Transgender Youth of Color
• Wendy Ashley, Allen Eugene Lipscomb, and Sarah Mountz
• 17. Healing from Heterosexism: An Empirically Based Exercise for Processing Heterosexist Experiences
• Kathleen M. Collins, Meredith R. Maroney, Tangela S. Roberts, Brianna M. Wadler, and Heidi M. Levitt
• 18. At the Intersection of the Autism Spectrum and Sexual and Gender Diversity: Case Studies for Use with Clinicians and Clients
• Eva Mendes and Meredith R. Maroney
• 19. Clinical Work with LGBTQ Asylum Seekers
• Brianna M. Wadler, Meredith R. Maroney, and Sharon G. Horne
• 20. Value-Driven Exploration of Intersections between Sexual and Religious Identity
• Angelica Terepka and Jennifer Lancaster
• Part III: Homework, Handouts, and Activities for Relationships
• 21. Exploring and Navigating Sexual Desire in Relationships
• Sara K. Bridges
• 22. Intimate Partner Violence: Initial Interventions for LGBTQ Clients
• Sabina de Vries
• 23. Transgender Youth and Healthy Relational Skills
• Luke R. Allen
• 24. Two Stars and a Wish: Termination Activities for Groups with Sexual- and Gender-Identity Diverse Clients
• Theodore R. Burnes
• 25. The Quadrant Exercise of Relationship Exploration for Sexual- and Gender-Identity Diverse Clients
• Theodore R. Burnes
• 26. Negotiating Information and Communication Technologies with Sexual and Gender Minority Youth and Young Adults
• Nathaniel Amos
• 27. BDSM Exploration and Communication within LGBT Relationships
• Kandice H. van Beerschoten
• Part IV: Homework, Handouts, and Activities for LGBTQ Parenting and Family Therapy
• 28. Transgender-Affirmative Parenting: Practicing Pronouns
• Jennifer M. Gess
• 29. Family Mapping Exercises (FMEs) for Adults and Children in LGBTQ-Parented Families
• Fiona Tasker, Maeve Malley, and Pedro Alexandre Costa
• 30. Expanding Binary Thinking: A Reflective Activity for Parents and Caregivers of Transgender and Gender-Expansive Youth
• Rebekah Byrd and Laura Boyd Farmer
• 31. Parents of Transgender Teens and the Initial Disclosure Process
• Laura R. Haddock and Hilary Meier
• 32. Maintaining the Family Unit When an Adolescent Family Member Comes Out as a Sexual or Gender Minority
• Susannah C. Coaston, Patia Tabar, and Lori Barrett
• 33. Empty-Chair Work for Coping with Heterosexist and/or Transphobic Family Rejection
• Cara Herbitter and Heidi M. Levitt
• 34. Addressing Blended Family and Trauma Issues with Sexual and Gender Minority Parents
• Anthony Zazzarino, Veronica M. Kirkland, and Jenae D. Thompson
• 35. An Informative Intervention for Parents and Caregivers of Transgender and Gender-Nonbinary Children and Adolescents
• Heather Kramer
• 36. Circles of Outness: Systemic Exploration of Disclosure Decisions in Mixed-Orientation Relationships
• Mary R. Nedela, M. Evan Thomas, and Michelle M. Murray
• Part V: Homework, Handouts, and Activities for Gender and Sex Identity Exploration
• 37. The Matrix for Sexuality and Gender: My Sexual and Gendered Self in the World of Sexual and Gender Diversity
• K. Jod Taywaditep
• 38. Exploring Gender Identity with a Photo Diary
• M. Killian Kinney and Richard A. Brandon-Friedman
• 39. Creative Interventions for Traumatized Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming (TGNC) Youth
• Alexandra M. Rivera and Crystal Morris
• 40. The Importance of Language: Creating Nonbinary Assessment Forms That Reflect a Full Range of Gender Identities
• Andrew Suth and Sorrel Rosin
• 41. Mapping of Desires and Gender: Explorations at the Intersections
• Shannon Solie
• 42. Asexuality: An Introduction for Questioning Clients
• Emily M. Lund, Bayley A. Johnson, Christina M. Sias, and Lauren M. Bouchard
• 43. Inhabiting Our Bodies: Working with Gender Dysphoria in Transgender and Gender-Nonbinary Children and Adults through Body Maps
• Natasha Distiller
• 44. Using Expressive Art Therapy with LGBTQ Youth: A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words
• Jean Georgiou
• 45. An Eight-Week Identity Exploration Group for Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming Individuals
• Julie M. Mullany
• 46. Using Mindfulness to Enhance Identity Integration for LGBTQ clients
• Marilia S. Marien
• 47. Managing Religious and Sexual Identity Intersections
• Matt Zimmerman
• 48. Rose as a Name Is So Much Sweeter: Navigating the Name-Change Process with Transgender and Gender Nonbinary Clients
• Cadyn Cathers
• 49. The Aging Transgender Client: Mapping the Acceptance of Experience
• Dorian Kondas
• Part VI: Homework, Handouts, and Activities for Substance Use Disorders
• 50. A Relapse-Prevention Intervention for LGBTQ Clients with Substance Use Disorders: The C3PO
• Michael P. Chaney and Fiona D. Fonseca
• 51. Exploring the Concept of Honesty with Transgender Clients in Recovery from Addiction
• Mia Ocean and George Stoupas
• 52. Using Art Therapy to Address Body Dysphoria, Body Image, and Eating Concerns with Trans and Nonbinary Clients
• Jeannine Cicco Barker
• 53. The Inextricable Relationship between Marginalization and Addiction: Bridging the Gap through Charting
• John J. S. Harrichand and Christian D. Chan
• 54. LGB Addiction Recovery and Community Membership
• George Stoupas and Mia Ocean
• Part VII: Homework, Handouts, and Activities for Career, Employment, and Education Issues
• 55. Job Search and Career Resources for LGBT People
• Anita A. Neuer Colburn
• 56. Sexual-Identity Management in the Job-Search Process with Lesbian and Gay Clients
• Suzanne M. Dugger and Jason A. Owens
• 57. Strategies for Helping LGBTQ Clients Address Discrimination in the Workplace
• Randall L. Astramovich and Matthew J. Wright
• 58. Exploring Values in Career Exploration with Adolescent LGBTQ Clients
• Jane E. Rheineck and Tracy Peed
• 59. The College Search: Campus Climate Checklist
• Suzanne M. Dugger, Carina Lindsey, and Jason A. Owens
• 60. Exploring Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy with Sexual and Gender Minority College Students
• Marilia Marien and Yuhong He
• Part VIII: Homework, Handouts, and Activities for Use in Outreach Programming and Training Workshops
• 61. Intersecting Identities: A Self-Reflective Activity for Outreach Programming and Workshops
• Laura Boyd Farmer and Christian D. Chan
• 62. Building Community on Campus: A Workshop on Sharing and Support for LGBTQ College Students
• Alaina Spiegel
• 63. Outreach Ally-Training Activities
• Brandy L. Smith
• 64. Reflections of Assumptions
• Jayleen Galarza and Matthew R. Shupp
• 65. The Papercut Activity: Understanding the Subtle and Ongoing Effects of Microaggressions
• Jeanne L. Stanley
• 66. Examining Our Blind Spots: Considerations in Working with Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Clients with Disabilities
• Michelle Murray
• 67. Outreach on a College Campus: Understanding the Campus Climate
• Batsirai Bvunzawabaya and Matthew LeRoy